entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
night watch; night guard; night shift
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
cannot be helped; unavoidable
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
two (long cylindrical things)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
proper; right; reasonable
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
the place for; the time for; the level of
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
sense of values; values; value system
based on; on the basis of
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that